wonderful; splendid; magnificent
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
considerably; fairly; quite
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to boost; to force up; to push up
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
successively; one after another
succeeding; following; trailing; next
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to move (house); to change residence
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago